To convey the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA's) vision of the statutorily required priority of service provisions in the WIOA Adult program. ETA's goal is to work with states to strengthen state and local policies and procedures that enhance workforce development services to recipients of public assistance, low-income individuals, and individuals who are basic skills deficient.

To provide local workforce boards and American Job Centers (AJCs) with information aimed at improving services for individuals involved with the justice system.

To convey the WOTC Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 initial funding allotments and application requirements for State Workforce Agencies (SWA) based on funding appropriated through a continuing resolution (CR) through December 11, 2020.

In response to the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), this guidance requests State Workforce Agencies (SWA), in coordination with the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) grantees, take certain actions and provide information regarding measures to support health and safety for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and agricultural employers.

To inform stakeholders of resources available to support IRAPs and SREs as part of the Department of Labor's (DOL or the Department) implementation of the Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations Final Rule, which went into effect on May 11, 2020.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with information on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) IT security guidelines for use by SWAs to ensure the security of their UI IT systems.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with advance notice of the upcoming distribution of new Hewlett Packard (HP) Proliant DL20 computer systems.

To promote the integration and coordination of services provided under the TAA Program in alignment with services provided under the WIOA DW program in support of a One Workforce System.

To provide states information about preliminary FY 2021 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 - December 31, 2020 (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021).